Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Dorset, Poole Hospital is looking to recruit a Senior Clinical Fellow ST4+ to work in the Emergency Department. This is an exciting opportunity for a doctor working at the level of a registrar/middle grade to gain experience in a busy Regional Trauma Unit.
The post holder will join the Emergency Department team using a self rostering system which includes day, evening, weekend and night shifts.
Main duties of the job
1. Actively assess and manage adult and paediatric patients attending the ED across the range of common emergency medicine presentations, including the resuscitation & assessment of seriously ill and injured patients.
2. Be competent running the emergency department in the Emergency Physician in Charge (EPIC) role, including out of hours with distant supervision.
3. Act as Out of hours Major Trauma Team leader for level 1 calls, including initial reception and resuscitation until on call consultant arrives.
4. Supervise and conduct senior review of cases presented by doctors in training.
5. Provide advice on referral of patients needing admission to the most appropriate specialty, in line with trust guidance.
6. Seek advice from Consultants and inpatient specialties as required.
7. Assist in maintaining flow of patients through the department and support the national 4 hour safety standard and Quality Indicators.
Consultant presence is currently daily from 08:00 - 22:00 with off-site support out of hours.
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Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MBBS or equivalent medical degree
* ALS/ACLS, ATLS/ETC, APLS/EPLS
* Level 1 USS
Experience
* At least 3 years post-registration, in training posts or posts with equivalent training and consultant supervision
* Minimum of 12 months working in Emergency Medicine
* Minimum of 3 months in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine
* Experience of working in Paediatrics - general or emergency medicine.
* Demonstrated successful completion of foundation competencies or equivalent.
* Ability to organise workload and prioritise.
* Ability to manage junior staff.
* Experience of working in an NHS Emergency Department.
* Evidence of involvement in audit & research projects.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
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